TIME

What do I do now? A midlife career change may be just the challenge you need

THE OTHER NIGHT I HAD DINNER WITH MY FRIEND KIM, who in midlife is endeavoring to change her career. She has spent decades as a successful photographer, but she knows it’s time to do something different. What, however, is she qualified to do, besides photography? “I’m good at parties,” she told me with a shrug. “And parallel parking.” We refilled our wineglasses and laughed really hard as we dreamed up the various careers in which that particular combination might be

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from TIME

TIME4 min read
Nemonte Nenquimo
Someone recently asked me why it was important to protect the Amazon rainforest from oil drilling. The question made me angry. Can you imagine being questioned about the importance of protecting your home from being destroyed in a fire? Or about prot
TIME2 min read
Streaming Now
Grab the popcorn: two documentaries co-produced by TIME Studios can now be screened at home. Frida, available on Amazon Prime, is the first Frida Kahlo documentary to be told entirely in the artist’s own words, bringing her paintings to life along wi
TIME4 min readInternational Relations
Fighting To Free Russia’s Political Prisoners
Vladimir Putin’s presidential victory this march was more of a coronation than an election. With the political system heavily skewed in his favor and all significant opponents disqualified, jailed, or dead, the vote was almost entirely pro forma. Sti

Related